20040629012569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOX IV · Rigby, ID · June 29, 2004

Date: June 29, 2004 · 08:30 local
Place: Rigby, ID
Airport: Rigby-Jefferson County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N316R
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA120
Reported as: Amtr Kitfoxiv
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total50 in this make and model

N316RRegistered now · Sheppard Ron D KITFOX IVS/N 1561 · Built 1993 Airframe modelSheppard Ron D KITFOX IV Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that the attach bolt for the landing gear to the fuselage failed. (In fact, the nut was stripped from the bolt). The aircraft travelled into soft mud off the right side of the runway and tipped up, striking the wing tip and propeller. After examination at the airport, it appears the aircraft may have veered off the runway due to a faulty brake system, I.e. air in the brake line. After leaving the runway, the left wing spars were bent upward. The left main tire was separated from the left wheel. The wooden propeller was destroyed. The marks on the runway were a solid black residue from the left tire and skipping black residue marks from the right tire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ATTACH BOLT FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO THE FUSELAGE FAILED. (IN FACT, THE NUT WAS STRIPPED FROM THE BOLT). THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED INTO SOFT MUD OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TIPPED UP, STRIKING THE WING TIP AND PROPELLER. AFTER EXAMINATION AT THE AIRPORT, IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM, I.E. AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING SPARS WERE BENT UPWARD. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT WHEEL. THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED. THE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WERE A SOLID BLACK RESIDUE FROM THE LEFT TIRE AND SKIPPING BLACK RESIDUE MARKS FROM THE RIGHT TIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRigby, IDFailure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include muddy terrain.Jun 29, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N316R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20050707012589IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Idaho Falls, ID(-23) During landing roll-out, aircraft veered to the right. The pilot (receiving instructions for the purpose of obtaining a tail wheel endorsement) applied rudder and brakes to correct, and the aircraft nosed down. Damage was limited to the propeller and…Jul 7, 2005 · Minor damage